Billiard-cue tip and fastener.



' No. 772,552. PATENTBD 0,01. 18, 1904.

- A. G. BRANDT.

BILLIARD CUE TIP AND PASTENER.

' APPLICATION FILED MAR. 1O 1904.

N6 MODEL.

UNITED STATES Patented October 18, 1904:.

PATENT OFFICE.

ANDREW e. BRANDT, OF SGRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

, BILLlARD-CUE TIP AND FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 772,552, dated. October18, 1904:.

i Application filed March 10, 1904. Serial No. 197,467. No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ANDREW Gr. BRANDT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Scranton, in the county of Lackawanna and State ofPennsylvania, have invented'a new and useful Billiard-Cue Tip andFastener, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in billiard-cue tips and meansfor connecting Iov the same to the cues, andhas for its object toimprove the construction and produce a tip having a simple andinexpensive means for detachable connection to the one.

With these and other objects in view, which 5 will appear as the natureof the invention is better understood, the same consists in cer tainnovel features of construction, as hereinafter fully described andclaimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, andin which corresponding parts are denoted by like designating characters,is illustrated the preferred form of the embodiment of the inventioncapable of carrying the same into practical op- 5 eration, it 'beingunderstood that the invention is not necessarily limited thereto, asvarious changes in the shape, proportions, and general assemblage of thepartsmay be resorted to without departing from the princi- 3 ple of theinvention or sacrificing any of its advantages, and the right istherefore reserved of making all the changes and modifications whichfairly fall within the scope of the invention and the claims madetherefor. In the drawings thus employed, Figure 1 is a perspective viewof the tip end of a billiard-cue with the improvement applied. Fig. 2 isa sectional elevation of the same with the parts disconnected. Fig. 3 isasimi- 4 lar view with the parts connected. Fig. 4 is, a perspectiveView of the parts disconnected. Billiard-cues as ordinarily constructedare provided with metal ferrules for holding the leather tip, and theimproved attachment is designed to replace this ferrule with anotherferrule, 11, of the same size, but with a core 19, preferably of wood,in the outer end and with a transverse recess 13 in the core and atransverse central slot 12 in the otherwise 5 closed end of the ferruleand in alinement with and conforming to the recess in the core. Theferrule thus constructed, it will be obvi-. ous, can be quicklysubstituted for the usual ferruleof the .cue, thus requiring no changein the structure of the cue to apply the improved device. I

The tip is of the usual form and construction, comprising the'outer tipproper, 14:, of leather or the like, and backed by a cushion 15, ofrubber or similar material, and seated upon the slotted end of the cueferrule. Formed in the seat-face of the cushion member 15 are spacedrecesses, and engaging these recesses by its spaced ends 16 17 is amutilated ring 18, the ring when expanded 5 being larger in diameterthan the length of the slot in the ferrule. The ends 16-17 of themutilated ring 18 are reversely inclined transversely to the wire ofwhich the ring is formed, so that they engage the material of 7 .thecushion 15 with a dovetail-like grip, as

shown in Figs. 2 and 3, so that it can be detached only by forciblyexpanding the ring when removed from the tip and one, and such expansioncannot take place while thedevice isin operation.

It will be understood that the resiliency of the spring-ring 18 willmaintain the ring connected to the tip. and when the ring is-beingforced through the slot 12 of the ferrule it 30 will be compressed orelongated sufficiently to permit of the ring being forced through theslot, after which it is capable of expand-- ing to its normal diameter,so as to lap the ends of the slot, and thereby constitute a head 5 orstop to prevent outward accidental displacement of the ring through theslot. The tip can be removed by inserting the blade of a penknifeorother suitable implement. between the tip and the outer end of theferrule 9 .and'prying off the tip. The slotor seat 13 is of a width tosnugly embrace the ring 18, and

thereby press the latter against twisting strains and insure a rigidconnection of the tip with the cue.

An important feature of this invention resides in the provision of theplug or core 19,

for the reason that the latter occupies the outer end portion of theferrule, so as to leave the inner end portion open to constitute a 9socket for the reception of the forward end of the cue, and by providingthe seat or slot 13 in the core or plug it is not necessary to provide aslot in the cue-stick, wherefore the present attachment is complete initself and may be fitted to any ordinary cue-stick without altering orchanging the same in any manner whatsoever. By having the seat 13 in thecore or plug instead of in the cue-stick a uniformity may be preservedbetween the width of the seat and the rings of different tips whichcould not be had if it were necessary to cut a slot or bifurcation intothe end of the cue-stick to receive the ring.

It will here be explained that the ring is not held in place byfrictional engagement with the walls of the ferrule; but by its lappingcontact with the ends of the slot in the ferrule the depth of the seat13 is just sufficient to permit of the ring engaging the back of theseat when assembled with the ferrule, thereby to prevent looseness ofthe ring within the ferrule. The principal strains are inward orlongitudinally of the one and to a certain extent laterally, especiallywhen applying the chalk, and the spring-ring when positioned in the slot12 will effectually support the tip from lateral movement.

By this simple means a very effective securing means is produced bywhich the tip may be connected to the cue and all the parts of thefastening means entirely concealed from view when applied. No metalparts are therefore exposed to view to present an unsightly appearanceor to endanger the billiardballs or cushions by coming in contacttherewith.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is 1. A device of theclass described comprising a ferrule which is open at one end for thereception of a cue-stick and closed at its opposite end, the closed endhaving a slot therein, and a tip having an elastic attaching-ringprojected from the back thereof and of a diameter slightly greater thanthe length of the slot and capable of becoming elongated when forcedthrough the slot and expanding to lap the ends of the slot after it hasbeen forced therethrough.

2. A device of the class described comprising a ferrule which is open atits inner end for the reception of a cue-stick and closed at its outerend with a substantially diametrical slot in said closed outer end, afilling within the outer end of the ferrule and provided with asubstantially diametrical seat communicating with the slot and projectedbeyond the ends thereof, and a tip having an elastic ring projected fromthe back thereof and of an external diameter greater than the length ofthe slot and capable of being forced through the slot and into the seat,the width of the seat being substantiallyequal to the thickness of thering to snugly receive the latter and brace the same against'twistingstrains.

3. The combination with a ci1e-stick,ofafei-- rule fitted thereto andprovided in its outer end with a substantially diametrical slot, thecue-stick being provided with a substantially diametrical terminal seatcommunicating with the slot and projected beyond the opposite endsthereof, and a tip having an elastic ring projected from the backthereof and of an external diameter greater than the length of the slotand capable of being forced through the latter into the seat andexpanding within the seat to lap the ends of the slot, said seat beingof a width to snugly embrace the ring and brace the same againsttwisting strains.

1. The device herein described comprising a ferrule for engagement witha one end and having a core extending partially therethrough and with atransverse recess, said ferrule having a slot in its otherwise closedend conforming to and communicating with said recess, a cue-tip havingspaced recesses, and a mutilated resilient ring for frictionalengagement in said slot and recess and with its divided ends forengaging the recesses in said tip.

5. A ferrule for cue-sticks having a filling within the outer closed endthereof and terminated short of the open end of the ferrule to form asocket for the reception of a cuestick, the closed end of the ferrulehaving a diametric slot terminating short of the sides of the ferruleand the filling having a diametric slot registered with the slot in theferrule and projected beyond the ends of the latter slot.

In testimony that 1 claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto afiixedmy signaturein the presence of two witnesses.

ANDRElV (1i. BRANDT.

Witnesses:

LEWIS B. CARTER, CHAS. C. SwIsHER.

